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Why Russia Holds Elections, and How the Kremlin Gets the Results It Wants

18 septembre 2026 à 03:26
Russian elections like the parliamentary vote that begins today are hardly free. But they are critical to the government as a source of legitimacy.

© Nanna Heitmann for The New York Times

Nanna Heitmann for The New York TimesA digital screen featuring candidates from the United Russia party in Moscow this week. Russians began voting on Friday in parliamentary elections.

Russia’s Election Result Won’t Be a Shock. What Comes Next Could Be.

16 septembre 2026 à 08:44
Russians are braced for what may follow for the military and economy after a parliamentary election that the Kremlin sees as a means of legitimizing its policies.

© Nanna Heitmann for The New York Times

An ad for the United Russia party in Moscow on Tuesday. A three-day election will offer little formal outlet for voters to register discontent over the growing reverberations of the war in Ukraine.
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